As a provisionally registered ECT, you may find the following suggestions helpful in connecting with a mentor

• if your service is an Early Years Management (EYM) organisation, the EYM manager may be able to determine if there is a potential mentor at a nearby service
• a local school may be able to assist you with providing a mentor to support you with your Inquiry process
• if you are a member of an early childhood professional association, you should contact them for assistance. Alternatively, you may consider joining one
• use your professional network or alumni contacts
• consider networking opportunities such as conferences and professional learning (your local government may also hold network events for early childhood services)
• consider becoming a member of relevant early childhood social media pages
• if your service is coordinated by local government, the relevant officer at the local government office may be able to determine if there is a potential mentor at a nearby service
• if your employer operates multiple services, your area manager may be able to point you to an experienced teacher from another service.

The Department of Education (DE) operates a mentor map, which you can use to connect with local mentors in your area. If you have any questions relating to the mentor map, or to add your service details to the interactive mentor map, contact DE’s early childhood mentoring team at ec.mentoring@education.vic.gov.au.